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Re: 2012 Notre Dame Football Thread

Rees still makes me incredibly nervous. I haven't forgotten his propensity to turn the ball over on a whim. Golson, while he did turn it over today, is in general better about protecting the ball, which is really the smart play with a defense this dominating.

That's probably why I actually am okay with Golson over Rees most of the time but Rees manages to be clutch when it counts at least this season.

I just fear that there's going to be one game where the defense will not deliver and the offense has to win the game.

I'm convinced at this point that Golson has naked pics of the chancellor.

Golson and Rees complement each other well. Gameplanning against Rees is easy because he's not mobile. Send 3 guys and you'll be fine. Against Golson, he'll run if he has space. By starting Golson, it gives Rees a huge advantage because there hasn't been any gameplanning for him, although that might change now if he starts on Saturday. Golson is the future. He is turnover-prone but he makes a lot of really good throws and is a threat to run. The 2 QB system is working perfectly.

Re: 2012 Notre Dame Football Thread

It's not working perfectly. ND is still struggling mightly to score the ball, outside of the Navy/U games. Their defense has just been on another planet. Without their stellar play, and if it was just average ND defense, there would be trouble in South Bend offensively.

Re: 2012 Notre Dame Football Thread

How ****ing stupid are the Oklahoma fans? They're loud as hell while their team is on offense. Dumb.

If the center could hear the QB, maybe he doesn't snap it early.

Good to know I was not the only one thinking that

I actually saw a tweet twitter that said "today's game features the highest graduate percentage versus the lowest" or something to that effect, and ended with "you figure out which team is which". Was just funny cause I saw that right after the crowd went nuts when they were in the red zone.

Maybe they need a "SHHHH QUIET OFFENSE AT WORK" sign on the jumbo-tron like the Redskins have at Fedex

Re: 2012 Notre Dame Football Thread

I actually saw a tweet twitter that said "today's game features the highest graduate percentage versus the lowest" or something to that effect, and ended with "you figure out which team is which". Was just funny cause I saw that right after the crowd went nuts when they were in the red zone.

Maybe they need a "SHHHH QUIET OFFENSE AT WORK" sign on the jumbo-tron like the Redskins have at Fedex

They'll never be as trained as Colts fans have been during the Manning era.... when the offense takes the field.

Re: 2012 Notre Dame Football Thread

I thought it looked beautiful. Our defense was suffocating in a hostile environment. Our rushing attack was damaging and controlling the clock. Golson was accurate and we did not turn over the ball. I don't see how it was in any bit ugly. The BYU games was ugly. The Purdue game was ugly. But we put 31 points AT Oklahoma. This is an improvement.

Re: 2012 Notre Dame Football Thread

I don't see a thread for this, but it tangentially concerns the Irish, so I'll throw it in here: Alabama is looking very vulnerable against Texas A&M today. Johnny Manziel is amazing to watch. The Aggies have a talent for blowing big leads, so I think game is very, very far from over, but their offense is really good. If Bama loses this game...the Irish are sitting pretty for a possible BCS National Title game.

Re: 2012 Notre Dame Football Thread

I don't see a thread for this, but it tangentially concerns the Irish, so I'll throw it in here: Alabama is looking very vulnerable against Texas A&M today. Johnny Manziel is amazing to watch. The Aggies have a talent for blowing big leads, so I think game is very, very far from over, but their offense is really good. If Bama loses this game...the Irish are sitting pretty for a possible BCS National Title game.

They're 3rd in the BCS rankings now

Have to hope ND wins out and either Kansas St or Oregon loses in the next two weeks

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Re: 2012 Notre Dame Football Thread

Ugh...only thing I hate about it is now the SEC is almost assuredly in the title game again with either Alabama or Georgia (actually hoping for Georgia for a little change). If Notre Dame loses to USC (seems less likely if Barkley is injured) then all hell breaks loose, I'm guessing Oregon goes back to #2 if they win out.

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